Do you have someone special that you don’t know what to get them for Christmas? I have a suggestion.
I want to share this gift with you
I hope you will appreciate it and use it often.
The most wonderful gift you can give someone is to listen.
Let them know you care and then step back and let them talk.
No matter how much you want to help, don’t.
Just listen and maybe make agreeable sounds quietly,
Cooing noises,
But don’t talk
Don’t share your experience,
Don’t try to fix it.
Nobody listens anymore,
We are all so busy
Making sure we are heard
Before we disappear in this age of speed.
Be in the present for the person who just needs you to be there
And listen.
It’s ok to pretend to listen if that is what it takes, just nod out loud.
My gift to you
My gift to me
Merry Christmas
My Christmas gift to you
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